The nurse teacher in clinical practice : developing the new sub-dimension to the clinical learning environment and supervision (CLES) scale

Saarikoski, M, Isoaho, H, Warne, T and Leino-Kilpi, H 2008, 'The nurse teacher in clinical practice : developing the new sub-dimension to the clinical learning environment and supervision (CLES) scale' , International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45 (8) , pp. 1233-1237.

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Abstract

Background Building on previous work undertaken in developing the clinical learning environment and supervision (CLES) scale this report outlines the development of a new sub-dimension to the CLES scale. Objectives The aim was to develop an additional sub-scale to the CLES scale for measuring the quality of nurse teacher's co-operation with the crucial actors in the clinical practice of student nurses. Design, setting and methods The original CLES scale and the subsequent CLES+T scale have been validated in two different empirical studies (N=416 and 549). Construct validity of the instrument was assessed with explorative factor analysis (EFA) and principal components analysis (PCA). Results The structure of the CLES+T scales factor model followed theoretical presumptions and the factors’ eigenvalues and explanation percentages (64%) were sufficient. Conclusions A validated evaluation tool—the CLES+T scale—can be used as a part of the total quality assessment of nurse education perceived by student nurses in Finland.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > RT Nursing Health and Wellbeing
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Applied Research in Health, Welfare and Policy
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Nursing Studies
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0020-7489
Depositing User:	Institutional Repository
Date Deposited:	25 May 2011 11:18
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2017 04:27
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/13974

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